About Sound

2020 is full of surprises. Granted, most of them are pretty shit and something that we could all do without, but there’s the odd nugget to raise a smile. I’m struggling to think of many right now, but I’m sure there have been some!* MechaStreiSand is the lockdown side project of… Read more

We love a debut single here at About Sound, there’s always a huge sense of privilege to be one of the first people outside an artist’s inner circle to listen to something so new and precious. It’s certainly a perk of running a music blog! Built around a nearly constant,… Read more

Without wishing to sound too sentimental, this is the song EVERYONE needs to hear right now. From this sentence on you have two options, a) finish reading this review right now and click on the video above or b) carry on reading this review and then click on the video… Read more

I first encountered “200,000 Gallons of Oil” and indeed Head Noise when I reviewed their wacky, outlandish and enormously fun new wave/synth debut album “Uber-fantastique” earlier this year. Following this album release I caught them live at the Moon Club on a subdued Wednesday evening supporting a band that, shall… Read more

I’m not really sure where to start with this, so perhaps we’ll go with the most expressive three letter word I can think of right now, capitalised and italicised for further effect. WOW! Aaronson are a three-piece instrumental band, two parts Barry (Tom & Mark) and one-part Newport (Morgan). Styled… Read more

It’s been a weird few weeks, y’know, what with the sun being back out again after six months or so of hibernation. What? Where did you think I was going with that intro? But seriously, amongst all of the (for want of a better word) SHIT, a bit of sun… Read more

Emerging from the caustic sizzle of Beelzebub’s oven, “Anti-Crust” are Cardiff’s own Satanic Pizza Themed Sludge-Punk band. Currently trapped within the stove of the damned and drip feeding their new musical output to us unsuspecting sinners, one slice at a time. Due to the current pandemic that is sweeping the entire globe,… Read more

After his brilliant introduction in 2019 with debut single “Ride Again”, Dan Burridge has laid down an early marker in a brand new decade with this punchy, sixties inspired ball of fun, accompanied by his first video, shot by the superb Focus Shift Films. From the off it’s all breathless… Read more

If you read last weeks article “Exciting Newport Artists – An alternative list – Part 1” then thanks! Hopefully you found a few new favourite artists and you’re now following them on social media and telling your pals about them! The publishing of part 2 feels like it is being… Read more

If you’re on the internet (and you are, right?) and live in South Wales it would’ve been impossible not to have seen the recent WalesOnline article publishing a list of exciting artists in and around Newport right now. It’s great to see an article promoting the artists we have on… Read more